Easy and Effective: Vinegar, Garlic & Herb Disinfectant for Your Home

A friend who is keenly interested in all things natural, found an interesting recipe for household disinfectant in the book Herbal Remedies by Christopher Hedley & Non Shaw.

The recipe is called “Four Thieves Vinegar,” and comes with an interesting little tale. I shall share both in a moment, but first, I am excited to share that we made this disinfectant at home, and it has actually made surfaces and counter tops around the house cleaner, without the unpleasant chemical cleaner smell.

Now here is the tale:

Four thieves concocted this recipe during the great Plague in France, so they could safely rob the dead without getting infected. It worked and they grew rich. When they were finally caught, they plea bargained to be given a merciful death in exchange for sharing the recipe!

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Great article! The Lord gave us so many essential oils from plants to heal ourselves.
All of these listed are anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-microbrial, and one that was left
out is eucylptus which is anti-viral along with cinnamon.
As far as using them for cleaning....that could get expensive, but I use them all the time
for cooking; especially garlic and onions.

Not sure I want my home to smell of garlic. I love to eat garlic though. Maybe w/ the addition of the sage & peppermint (which the author omitted due to availability) Might lessen the garlic smell. How do you make this during the winter if you need strong sunlight? Maybe its a recipe for later in the year.